Possible UK [adult swim] channel coming soon?

[HdE]

A few weeks late but... Akira got viewing figures of 1.25m in 1994? Blimey. I don't remember seeing WoH, Patlabor, or Roujin Z, but given the lack of anime coverage on the Beeb since, it's probably fair to assume they didn't set the ratings alight.

Yah, I remember. I was there.

I remember watching Roujin Z on BBC 2 late at night after failing to grab it on DVD. I dimly recall watching patlabor on network TV and I can vividly remember Jonathan Ross introducing Akira before it got its UK premier on BBC 2.

The thing is, back in the early to mid 1990s, anime was more in the zeitgeist. It was even - whisper it - cool for a while.

I'd still love to think there's a possibility for a renaissance - a second or third boom, if you will. If Hollywood could actually make good on its promise to knock out a decent movie based on some decent anime, then I can see that being the catalyst, maybe.

Who knows - if that Bubblegum Crisis movie actually happens...

I have to go and wash my mouth out with soap and water now, for that shameful use of the term 'zeitgeist'.

 

[Jaymii]

Tim and Eric starts on 4Music at 11:55pm on Monday, if anyone cares

Ooh, awesome. I've never watched it, so this'll be interesting.

It's still pretty shocking now *bud dum tish*

Heh.

 

[Paradox295]

Tim and Eric starts on 4Music at 11:55pm on Monday, if anyone cares

Ooh, awesome. I've never watched it, so this'll be interesting.
Heh.

Neither have I.
I heard it's pretty stupid, but then I enjoy Family Guy in small doses, so I might like it =/

 

[PartiallyMetalAlchemist]

Ah well... we got Tim and Eric now

On wiki it says this, I don't know if this means no more Adult Swim on Fx though

FX (UK) aired Robot Chicken, Titan Maximum, Venture Brothers and "Metalocalypse". They began airing on 5 June 2010 in conjunction with their regular schedule and will end on 27th November 2010.

(Link for above excerpt)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_Swim ... nd_Ireland

 

[J_C_X]

I wouldn't read too much in to it, if you got that off of Wikipedia.

 

[shira]

I wouldn't read too much in to it, if you got that off of Wikipedia.

Quoted for truth, lol.

 

[Paradox295]

I wouldn't read too much in to it, if you got that off of Wikipedia.

Especially If I wrote it :lol:

But, yeah, check this link if you don't believe me
http://uk-tv-guide.com/list/FX/04%20December%202010/

 

[Jaymii]

Can them things even be trusted for programming beyond a week?

 

[Paradox295]

I'm starting an Unofficial UK Adult Swim forum!
Should be up sometime this week at http://uk.ghostplanet.eu

Edit: Saw this bump :lol:
http://www.bumpworthy.com/bumps/2768

 

[Paradox295]

Got another e-mail

Thanks for your email.

I’m afraid im unable to disclose any information about the future of our programming that hasn’t already been publicly announced. All future announcements about adult swim will be communicated via our website, twitter and facebook pages, so keep your eye on those and you’ll be fully up to speed.


.......SOMETHING BIG THIS WAY COMETH!!!!!!

 

[Ryo Chan]

R.I.P Adult Swim

 

[Paradox295]

R.I.P Adult Swim

Hmm? The FX thing was just a six month deal. The email would have said "there are no plans for the future of [as] in the UK" if it was going off UK telly forever.

If you're on about Adult Swim in the US being crap, then this is different. They won't be showing Family Guy since they don't have the license

 

[Jaymii]

I think your reading into it too much.

 

[Paradox295]

I think your reading into it too much.

I could be, but they wouldn't be saying that if there was something that was unannounced..

 

[Mo3ooo]

I think your reading into it too much.

I could be, but they wouldn't be saying that if there was something that was unannounced..

I'm sorry but I have to agree with Paradox here, if nothing was going to happen in the first place why would they have come back with that reply ?

 

[J_C_X]

I think your reading into it too much.

I could be, but they wouldn't be saying that if there was something that was unannounced..

I'm sorry but I have to agree with Paradox here, if nothing was going to happen in the first place why would they have come back with that reply ?

I don't know, I think unless they had some sort of deal with FX that if the figures were good the could renegotiate their contract.

I don't think TBS would launch adult swim as it's own channel, because whether you hate to admit anything other than Family Guy on the US adult swim barely registers with viewers. Anime on the US adult swim is more a labour of love, it's ratings are dismal and are often mocked on their bumps, it only really exists on the schedule as Williams Street are fans, show like Metalocalypse and the brilliant Venture Bros do marginally better but not strong enough to merit a full blown channel.

Unless TBS UK has something up it's sleeve, I wouldn't hold my breath.

 

[Jaymii]

I'm sorry but I have to agree with Paradox here, if nothing was going to happen in the first place why would they have come back with that reply ?

What reply? That's just a standard "we ain't telling you anything" message. Doesn't mean there actually is anything.

 

[Paradox295]

I think your reading into it too much.

I could be, but they wouldn't be saying that if there was something that was unannounced..

I'm sorry but I have to agree with Paradox here, if nothing was going to happen in the first place why would they have come back with that reply ?

Mhm, if they weren't hiding anything, they would have given me a reply similar to the one in the OP

I think your reading into it too much.

I could be, but they wouldn't be saying that if there was something that was unannounced..

I'm sorry but I have to agree with Paradox here, if nothing was going to happen in the first place why would they have come back with that reply ?

I don't know, I think unless they had some sort of deal with FX that if the figures were good the could renegotiate their contract.

I don't think TBS would launch adult swim as it's own channel, because whether you hate to admit anything other than Family Guy on the US adult swim barely registers with viewers. Anime on the US adult swim is more a labour of love, it's ratings are dismal and are often mocked on their bumps, it only really exists on the schedule as Williams Street are fans, show like Metalocalypse and the brilliant Venture Bros do marginally better but not strong enough to merit a full blown channel.

Unless TBS UK has something up it's sleeve, I wouldn't hold my breath.

But, we have a lot of channels here in the UK that wouldn't make anything in the US. Spinoff and +1 channels, for example.

[as] on FX gets within the region of 60k a week, channels that get less than that include Diva TV, Film24, Kix!, NME TV, Prime TV, Scuzz, Wedding TV, Sky Arts 2 etc, etc.

Channel 4/E4/4Music could have an [as] block, but just like AS on Bravo, it will fail miserably =/

They have said on their Facebook page that they want to launch an [as] channel in the UK, but haven't managed to convince the Turner heads that it's worth investing in.

Of course a 24 hour AS channel is definately not worth the space, seeing as they don't have enough shows to fill it, and most of them wont be allowed before the watershed. But as I always say, a 8pm-4am channel, similar to BBC3, will most likely work.

I'm sorry but I have to agree with Paradox here, if nothing was going to happen in the first place why would they have come back with that reply ?

What reply? That's just a standard "we ain't telling you anything" message. Doesn't mean there actually is anything.

But in the OP, I emailed them and they said "there's exciting stuff in the pipeline!". This time, their reply was "can't tell you, sorry".

 

[Ryo Chan]

doesn't matter if AS is getting a new time slot, it's own channel, or closing down

there will be no anime shown on it

end of

 

[PartiallyMetalAlchemist]

Yeah, your probably right, at most we could get 'Afro Samurai' but even that's a stretch